The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-22
OFBIgI,Hh CITY PIPER.
"MaWkish,Y Sentimental"

haMk!Sh'f Sentimehtai
Is the term applied by our worthy
contemporary. the Pioneer Press, to
any who venture to say that the PEN
atty of death should not be imposed
upon the seven condemned Chicago
anarchists. But il is il consolation to
those who are in this category to
know that they keep the. company of
the best citizens Of our country.
We have always believed and do yet
believe that the conviction of these
men OF murder was plainly an out
rage. To the unprecedented observer
it looked too much like Il conviction
to satisfy the demand Of an indignant
public. and excited community, Of Il
"ilfe for Il life, Il tooth for tooth.
Of course, iii view of the decision of
the supreme court of Illinois it may
appear impairment to attempt to dis
euss the merits of one Of the most
important cases in the history of the
country. But even the court Of last
resort is not always all-}use, and if in
its Enling IN this case, by which sew
lles OF law never before enforced in
the judicial history Of this country,
the court yielded somewhat to the
elamor of an aroused commonweilt
en- men are to be hanged upon princi-
for revenge for the blood of its mar
tyred policemen it would be no sur.
D. Use to many, for it would not be the
first instance Of the highest tribunal
in the land being Influenced by public
sentiment. 1t is not to be disputed
that these men deserve punishment
for the unlawful doctrines they
preached Anarchism is a dangerous
ele nent TO society and the well-being
Of the government and should be sup
pressed, but not by measures so eX-
IRENE and unjust as is proposed IN the
Wholesale execution set for Nov. 18th
next. It was anarchism that was
on trial in this case, and not murder.
ers. And "it is time and entirely
proper" many narrow minded say,
..that an example should be made OF
some one to discourage the growth of
this strengthening organizations; and
we believe that it is to this foolish
sentiment that these seven lives are
to be sacrificed.
The following ridiculous allusien
to the outcome of this famous case,
from that otherwise excellent journal
the Litchfeld Review. is a very fair
sample of the way those who applaud
its final result are congratulatlng
themselves and the country that an
archism has received a death stroke;
and it only shows the more eonclu-
sively the correctness of the position
we assume. The Review SAYS:
Itinyolved not only the lives of sew
en- men. but also the principles of
large and increasing political organ
ization. It was highly important that
this party should be sat upon. and In
Il manner that could not be mistaken.
All law abiding citizens will &C.
knowledge the Justice Of the sentence
and there is no doubt but its execl-
ton will do more towards the sup
preston of anarchism in Chicago,
than years of police and detective.
service.
If hanging is to be the penalty for
entertaining political faith contrary
to our form of government then by
all means let it be known at once to
the politically prosecuted of other
nations instead Of enticing them here
by false promises of the fullest liber-
ty of speech and Of the press.
This wholesale hanging bee is
branded by all intelligent and fair
minded citizens ("mawkishly senti-
mental" if you please) as notorious
outrage; and, if consummated, it will
forever rebound to the discredit Of
this Gland Of the Free